Published August 26, 2009 | Version v1
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Muon-fluorine entanglement in fluoropolymers

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford University, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU (United Kingdom)
  • 2. ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX (United Kingdom)
  • 3. Department of Materials, Oxford University, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH (United Kingdom)

Description

We present the results of muon spin relaxation measurements on the fluoropolymers polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and poly(vinyl fluoride) (PVF). Entanglement between the muon spin and the spins of the fluorine nuclei in the polymers allows us to identify the different muon stopping states that occur in each of these materials and provides a method of probing the local environment of the muon and the dynamics of the polymer chains.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/21/34/346004

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0953-8984/21/34/346004;
PII
S0953-8984(09)13193-4;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
21
Journal Issue
34
Journal Page Range
[6 p.]
ISSN
0953-8984
CODEN
JCOMEL

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41100580
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
FLUORIDES; FLUORINE; MUON SPIN RELAXATION; MUONS; POLYVINYLS; QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT; SPIN; TEFLON
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; FERMIONS; FLUORINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HALIDES; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS; HALOGENS; LEPTONS; MATERIALS; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; PLASTICS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERS; POLYOLEFINS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; RELAXATION; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS